Chapter 13 – The Mercury

Mercury doesn’t have benefic or malefic nature of its own. He becomes benefic when he joins with another benefic planet and becomes malefic when he joins with another malefic planet. Mercury owns Gemini and Virgo signs in the zodiac system. He exalts in Virgo and debilitates in Pisces.Mercury takes approximately 25 days to pass one zodiac sign. To complete one whole orbit of the zodiac sign it takes 10 months.

Mercury is the most beautiful planet in the zodiac system. He is karaka for smartness, education, communication, commerce, trade, accounts etc. Those who have mercury in good placement will be intelligent, shrewd and smart

In Uttarakalamrita, Mahakavi Kalidasa mentions the below are represented by Mercury.